4Store is a new online marketplace created by Control4, where users can access applications that give homeowners customization options, as well as maximize home efficiency.

No specific date has been announced yet, as to when the store will be available online. The only thing that has been confirmed is that it will be up by the first half of 2010. In the meantime, dealers are creating applications for 4Store using a software developers kit that was released in late 2009.

The store offers applications specifically for smart home users, and can be integrated with multiple household devices. For example, users can perform a variety of functions such as setting Kwikset deadbolt locks to managing energy usage with Eaton outlet monitors to making online dinner reservations.

Of course, Control4 customers can already do all of this from their interface at home, but 4Store is just another way for iPhone and iPod users to gain further accessibility and customization.  

There are four types of applications that can be downloaded through 4Store:
-    Enhanced Home Control Apps—designed specifically to enhance the control of third party devices that are installed in the home from companies such as Eaton, CardAcess, and Kwikset.
-    Information Apps—these give information such as weather, news, blog readers or other RSS feeds.
-    Social & Entertainment Apps—accesses social networks and websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, OpenTable, and Netflix. Or access games through your TV or touch screen such as Tetrad.
-    User Interface Customization—these enable users to select a user interface theme, which allows users to personalize their Control4 systems to their liking.

4Store is currently being previewed at CES in Las Vegas.